different major products formed why?

cosider these two reactions,



My question is why in the case of chlorination the major product formed is different than the one formed in the bromination..?

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rahul ·

srry... forgot...
"there's no use of asking the questions here..." :P

well the answer is probability factor...

for cl , 1 degree : 2 degree : 3 degree - 1 : 3 : 5.8
for br, 1 degree : 2 degree : 3 degree - 1 : 80 : 1600

got the answer from one of my friends

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

Could you answer the cause or such degree of variation in the Probability factor?

36
rahul ·

no...

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sri 3 ·

Reactivity vs selectivity. Google it or read Morrison and boyd.

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